An interpretable framework of data-driven turbulence modeling using deep neural networks

C Jiang, R Vinuesa, R Chen, J Mi, S Laima, H Li - Physics of Fluids, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
Reynolds-averaged Navier–Stokes simulations represent a cost-effective option for practical
engineering applications, but are facing ever-growing demands for more accurate …

A novel evolutionary algorithm applied to algebraic modifications of the RANS stress–strain relationship

J Weatheritt, R Sandberg - Journal of Computational Physics, 2016 - Elsevier
This paper presents a novel and promising approach to turbulence model formulation, rather
than putting forward a particular new model. Evolutionary computation has brought symbolic …

The development of algebraic stress models using a novel evolutionary algorithm

J Weatheritt, RD Sandberg - International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow, 2017 - Elsevier
This work presents developments to a novel evolutionary framework that symbolically
regresses algebraic forms of the Reynolds stress anisotropy tensor. This work contributes to …

Turbulence and secondary motions in square duct flow

S Pirozzoli, D Modesti, P Orlandi… - Journal of Fluid …, 2018 - cambridge.org
We study turbulent flows in pressure-driven ducts with square cross-section through direct
numerical simulation in a wide enough range of Reynolds number to reach flow conditions …

Prandtl's secondary flows of the second kind. Problems of description, prediction, and simulation

NV Nikitin, NV Popelenskaya, A Stroh - Fluid Dynamics, 2021 - Springer
The occurrence of turbulent pulsations in straight pipes of noncircular cross-section leads to
the situation, when the average velocity field includes not only the longitudinal component …

[HTML][HTML] High-fidelity simulations in complex geometries: Towards better flow understanding and development of turbulence models

R Vinuesa - Results in Engineering, 2021 - Elsevier
The present review shows a summary of current trends in high-fidelity simulations of
turbulent flows in moderately complex geometries. These trends are put in the historical …

Convergence of numerical simulations of turbulent wall-bounded flows and mean cross-flow structure of rectangular ducts

R Vinuesa, C Prus, P Schlatter, HM Nagib - Meccanica, 2016 - Springer
Convergence criteria for direct numerical simulations of turbulent channel and duct flows are
proposed. The convergence indicator for channels is defined as the deviation of the …

Secondary flow in turbulent ducts with increasing aspect ratio

R Vinuesa, P Schlatter, HM Nagib - Physical Review Fluids, 2018 - APS
Direct numerical simulations of turbulent duct flows with aspect ratios 1, 3, 5, 7, 10, and 14.4
at a center-plane friction Reynolds number Re τ, c≃ 180, and aspect ratios 1 and 3 at Re τ …

Review of research on streamwise corner boundary layer

R Yang, Q Wang, Z Dong, Y Zhao - Physics of Fluids, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
This paper is a brief review of recent research on the streamwise corner boundary layer as it
affects the component performance evaluation of both the theoretical and practical aircraft …

Self-critical machine-learning wall-modeled LES for external aerodynamics

A Lozano-Durán, HJ Bae - arXiv preprint arXiv:2012.10005, 2020 - arxiv.org
The prediction of aircraft aerodynamic quantities of interest remains among the most
pressing challenges for computational fluid dynamics. The aircraft aerodynamics are …